New DOT Rule Makes Cheating on Drug Testing Harder
The Secretary said the new rule would cover the nation’s approximately 12.1 million transportation employers, safety-sensitive transportation employees, collectors, labs,

Indiana Train Accident
Trent J. Klopfenstein, 24, of South Milford, Indiana, was operating a four-wheeler on a trail on the east side of the west junction of State Road 3, south of U.S. 6. The

Grants Awarded To Improve Rail Safety and Upgrade Infrastructure
The funds will be used for the installation of safety gates and cantilevered warning lights and the replacement of crossties and rail. Washington DOT will provide an addi

Nearly 25 Percent Decrease In Train Accidents
Peters said that from 2004 to 2007 the improvements in rail safety were both deep and wide. For example, there was an across the board decline in every cause category of

FRA Grant Aids Development of Emergency Response Training
The Federal Railroad Administration has set June 30, 2008 as the deadline for applications to be considered in the first round of awards for the new Intercity Passenger R

Plan For Reducing Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions
Several safety initiatives designed to reduce collisions between motor vehicles and trains will be completed before the end of 2008 as part of the ongoing U.S. Department

FRA Awards Grant to Alaska Railroad to Install Positive Train Control on 68 Locomotives
The grant is the final step to implement the CAS throughout Alaska Railroad’s network, and will fund the installation of locomotive on-board computers which interface wit

Railroads Carrying Toxic Chemicals Required To Take Safest Routes
Railroads will be required to route every train carrying the most toxic and dangerous hazardous materials on the safest and most secure route under a new federal rule ann

DOT Proposal Regarding Tank Car Safety
The proposal allows flexibility in reaching that goal, but it is expected the outer tank car shell and both head ends will be strengthened, the inner tank holding the haz

Breaking News: Train Derailment In Southern California
Used for rust removal, phosphoric acid can be very harmful, along with hydrochloric. Hydrochloric is used for the production of dyes and fertilizers, as well as other ind

New Grant Program to Improve and Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Service
Peters stressed that creation of a federal-state funding partnership was specifically called for by the Bush Administration as part of its long standing intercity passeng

Railroad Track Inspection
The increased rail service will lower transportation costs for Lojac, which previously hauled sand by truck, ensuring the manufacturing plants remain economically competi

Train Safety To Be Improved
Also, emergency evacuation and rescue access windows are required at all levels with passenger seating, and all new passenger rail cars must be equipped with emergency ro

Advanced Brake Technology For Railroads
In contrast to conventional air brake systems, which operate sequentially from one rail car to the next, ECP technology applies the brakes uniformly and instantaneously

Federal Railroad Administrator Releases Statement Regarding CSX Transportation Safety Issues
With FRA encouragement, CSX has made significant strides in the short term to lay new rail, increase its own inspections of track and equipment, and install trackside det

Recent Timeline Regarding Trains and Railroad Accidents
The bill requires the Department of Transportation and the National Transportation Safety Board to monitor railroads' follow-through on their safety plans and overall com

FRA Report On Railroad Crossing Accidents
Nationwide, on average, one person died and three people were injured every day in grade crossing collisions that occurred in 2005, based on data reported by the railroad

Railroads and Federal Laws
Although these numbers are not large, FRA does not know whether all collision reports have been submitted, as required, because it had not routinely reviewed the grade cr

Railroad Law Violations
Because of FRA’s practice of bundling or combining multiple violations into one enforcement case,13 we could not identify the amount of civil penalties assessed and colle

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